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Economy: Alan Walters diary (budget) [“PM now convinced that M3 is no good”][released 2012]

Document type: Declassified documents
Source: Walters MSS (Churchill Archives Centre): WTRS 3/1/1
Editorial comments: Read other entries from this diary. View all Walters documents. The original diary can be studied here
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 28
Themes: Monetary policy, Public spending & borrowing

Saturday 19th December 1981

MTFS [Medium Term Financial Strategy]

Indexed Gilts

PM very annoyed that Bank is trying to sell indexed gilts by tender.

PM now convinced that M3 is no good.